In the third game of the Pro Kabaddi League 2024, Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas (TEL vs TAM) has been scheduled for Saturday night. While Tamil Thalaivas will start their tournament journey from this match, Titans will play their second match of the PKL 11.
TEL vs TAM (Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas) Match Details
Day and Date: Saturday, 19 October, 2024
Time: 20:00 IST
Venue: Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
Live Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports
TEL vs TAM (Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas) Match Preview
In the new season, Telugu Titans started with a victory against Bengaluru Bulls by 37-29. While they finished in the 12th position in the last three seasons, they failed to finish in the top eight in the last six seasons.
After finishing only at 11th and 12th positions in their first four seasons, Tamil Thalaivas reached the playoffs in the PKL 2022. After beating UP Yoddha in the Eliminator 2 through a tie-breaker, Thalaivas suffered a semi-final defeat against Puneri Paltan.
TEL vs TAM (Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas) Key Players to watch out for
Telugu Titans' top players
Pawan Sehrawat: In the last PKL season, Sehrawat was the third-best player in the list of total points with 217 points.
Krishan Dhull: Dhull recorded the second most successful tackles in the last season (73), as he had a 44% tackle success rate.
Vijay Malik: A great all-rounder with scores of 409 raid points and 81 tackle points in his PKL career.
Tamil Thalaivas' top players
Sachin Tanwar: In the last three seasons, the raider scored 181, 179, and 184 points, respectively. He scored 204 points in the sixth season. He is a consistent performer.
Sahil Gulia: It will be the fourth PKL season for Sahil Gulia. After scoring 30 points in his PKL debut season, Gulia scored 57 and 69 points in the next two seasons, respectively. In the last two seasons, he recorded 44% and 54% tackle success rates.
Sagar: It will be Sagar’s fifth PKL season. The right corner specialist defender recorded more than 50% tackle success rates in the last three seasons.
TEL vs TAM (Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas) Probable Playing 7
Telugu Titans (TEL)
Pawan Sehrawat, Manjeet, Praful Jaware, Krishna Dhull, Ajit Pawar, Milad Jabbari, Vijay Malik
Tamil Thalaivas (TAM)
Sachin Tanwar, Narender Kandola, Vishal Chahal, Sagar Rathee, Sahil Gulia, Abhishek M, Mohit
TEL vs TAM (Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas) Dream11 Team Prediction
While it is the 3rd game of the new season, Telugu Titans have an edge over Tamil Thalaivas. Our top picks for the TEL vs TAM Dream11 team are Aslam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat and Krishan Dhull.
TEL vs TAM Dream11 Team Suggestion No 1
Defender(s): S Gulia (15.5 Cr), K Dhull (16 Cr), S Sethpal Rawal (10 Cr)
All-Rounder(s): M Abishek (13 Cr), A Pawar (13 Cr)
Raider(s): P Sehrawat (16 Cr), S Tanwar (16 Cr)
Captain: P Sehrawat
Vice-captain: S Tanwar
TEL vs TAM Dream11 Team Suggestion No 2
Defender(s): S Rathe (14.5 Cr), S Gulia (15.5 Cr), K Dhull (16 Cr)
All-Rounder(s): V Malik (12 Cr), A Pawar (13 Cr)
Raider(s): S Tanwar (16 Cr), Manjeet (13 Cr)
Captain: S Gulia
Vice-captain: K Dhull
